From Reuters:
A former Major League Baseball clubhouse attendant who sold steroids to dozens of players and later shared information with investigators received a sentence of five years probation but no jail time from a federal judge on Friday.
Kirk Radomski, 38, who was a batboy and equipment manager with the New York Mets from 1985 to 1995, pleaded guilty in April 2007 to distributing steroids and money laundering.
"I would like to apologize to the court, to my family, my friends for everything I have done," said Radomski. "It hasn't been easy on me or my family."
He has since cooperated with authorities probing the spread of performance-enhancing drugs among top athletes.
"He is probably the most significant cooperator in the area of sports athletic doping," prosecutor Matthew Parrella told the judge, explaining that the federal government was not seeking any jail time. "His extensive and immediate cooperation deserve recognition."
Radomski has testified before former Sen. George Mitchell's commission, which alleged widespread steroid use in Major League Baseball, and will appear before a congressional committee in Washington next week.
His lawyer said Radomski received anonymous threats by telephone after the Mitchell Report was released in December.
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